The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-09-15

AZ AdukCOu, Ddk., Cle SHOPS, SCOrenOuSe
and all the machinery Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railroad burned. Two
locomotives were badly injured. The
roundhouse was MI that was saved. The
loss is about $50, 900, as estimated by the
master mechanic.
Fire destroyed the Roaring Springs, Pa,
blank book factory building and wareroom,
with all the machinery, stocks, books and
large quantity OF paper; also, wagon
mandatory. Loss about $35, ZOO; in.
surance, $12, 900.
At Baltimore, John Thomas Ross (col.
ored) was hanged. On Dec. 10, 1886, he
murdered Emily Brown, an aged woman,
in order to sell the body to a medical col
lege for SIS.
Thomas G: Jones; colonel OF the Second
Alabama regiment, mas forwarded to the
governor OF Connecticut the battle flag of
the Sixteenth Connecticut volunteers. 1t
was captured at Plymouth, N. c., in April,
1864, by member OF the Montgomery
True Blues. In his letter the colonel says
the flag is returned because Of the indispo-
sition to retain a memento of the triumph
OF brethren over brethren.
Mitchelltown, Ireland, where the case
III the government against William O'Brien
under the coercion act was to have been
tried recently, was crowded all day with
civilians, police and soldiers. O'Brien did
not appear in court to answer the sum.
mons. The Judge granted warrant for
O'Brien'e arrest. An open air indignation
meeting was subsequently held. Mr.. Henry
Labouchere and Others made speeches de-
nouncing the government. A conflict oc-
Cured at the meeting. The police. at.
tempting to protect the governments ste.
nographer, q fight took place, and tho
crowd repulsed the police, sixty in mum.
Der, several OF whom were struck with
sticks and stones and severely injured.
The police obtained reinforcements, re-
turned to the scene and fired several shots,
two men being instantly killed and several
Others wounded. The rioters were finally
dispersed, but threaten to renew the attack.
Mr.. Carlisle had made statements OF his
position in the Thoebe contest in which he
says: / took no testimony for the simple
reason that it was not necessary for me to
do so. The contestant in his notice charg-
ed fraud and irregularities in almost every
precinct in the district, but when he came
to his evidence he did not even at.
tempt to prove anything except that there
were four illegitimate votes cast for ME at
the one precinct OF Covington, and don't
think the evidence sufficient to show
that these four votes were actually cast
for me; but assuming that they were, it
makes no difference in the result, as my
majority was S15.
Bradstrcet's says that the movement OF
staple dry goods, groceries, hardware,
boots and shoes, anthracite coal and pig
iron at the leading domestic markets re.
mains encouragingIy active. While show
trade is OF good proportions and well
maintained at St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Milwaukee Special: H. r. Williams, q
carpenter. and Mrs. Jane r. Williams, a
widow, by the settlement OF an estate in
Wales, find themselves raised from hand
to-mouth existence to one of wealth.
Each received 100000 from the estate.
Mr.. Williams is a leading member OF the
COOPERATIVE Plumbers association. The
estate from which the legacies are received
has been in litigation for years.
In an interview the president stated:
He could not undertake to 60 into the de-
View bearing on the tariff question. He
had invited several gentlemen to become
his guests at his summer home, and while
there. there was general exchange OF
opinions on various topics. He did not
see how he could add anything to what
Congressman Scott had said on the sub.
ject. His state ent was authoritative, and
it covered the ground fully. Some OF the
newspapers had seen fit to turn the talks
at Oak View into conference. but they
could not properly be called that. Al
though the tariff question was one OF the
subjects talked about, there was no at
tempt to form a measure for the cousidera-
ton OF the next congress.
Two hundred graders are at work ut
Huron, OAK, on the Manitoba railroad.
The con ira ctors have ten miles to grade east
from Huron, and with these men and $50
teams they expect to completeit by Oct. 20.